SB2016012106 - Fedora 23 update for chrony



SB2016012106 - Fedora 23 update for chrony

Published: January 21, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016012106
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1567)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

chrony before 1.31.2 and 2.x before 2.2.1 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.